monaco75
Senior Member
Been driving the truck somewhat regularly again. Forgot what a gas hog it is! Luckily gas is cheap for the moment!!
Got some time to work on the bed this week. Drilled out all the holes to weld the bedside on. Was a pain getting the bedside onto the bed! Had to stretch it around the corners as it has a lip. Was afraid of bending the new metal! Once it was on, got it welded up. Spent today and yesterday grinding the welds down. Once they were done, put on a light coat of spot putty to fill the little holes left from the weld.
I don't know what was spilled in the bed by the prior owner. But there was some nasty **** in there! Was kind of a silicone/cement mix. Only thing i could use to get it off was the grinder. Luckily there is a thick coat of primer to keep the grinder off the metal. Got most of it off and primered.
I'm hoping to get it finished up, and to the paint shop next weekend. Gonna be a Macoo job... Obviously nothing fancy lol. As long as the truck is all one color I'll be happy. I'm doing 90% of the work. All they will have to do is a final sand, and paint.
Got some time to work on the bed this week. Drilled out all the holes to weld the bedside on. Was a pain getting the bedside onto the bed! Had to stretch it around the corners as it has a lip. Was afraid of bending the new metal! Once it was on, got it welded up. Spent today and yesterday grinding the welds down. Once they were done, put on a light coat of spot putty to fill the little holes left from the weld.
I don't know what was spilled in the bed by the prior owner. But there was some nasty **** in there! Was kind of a silicone/cement mix. Only thing i could use to get it off was the grinder. Luckily there is a thick coat of primer to keep the grinder off the metal. Got most of it off and primered.
I'm hoping to get it finished up, and to the paint shop next weekend. Gonna be a Macoo job... Obviously nothing fancy lol. As long as the truck is all one color I'll be happy. I'm doing 90% of the work. All they will have to do is a final sand, and paint.